Certificate holder



H. H. DEDMON 2,235,870

CERTIFICATE HOLDER Filed Aug. 12, 1959 ATTORNEY being Patented Mar. 25,1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Hanson H. Dedmon, Oakland, Calif.Application August 12, 1939, Serial No. 289,794

3 Claims.

This invention relates to certificate holders, and has for its principalobjects, an economically manufactured, simple enclosed holder forcertificates, such as automobile registration certificates, etc, andwhich holder is readily opened for insertion or withdrawal of acertificate therefrom, and as readily closed, and when so closed withthe certificate therein, is firmly held closed. Another object is aneat, light weight, rugged holder with no metallic parts that may rattleor become loosened, and which holder is also conveniently formed fordisplaying the desired data thereon without manipulation of the holder.Other objects and advantages will appear in the specification, claimsand drawing.

In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the holder.

Fig. 2 is an end elevational view of the holder supported from asupporting member, the latter being indicated in section.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a modified elevational view of a modified form of cap.

In detail, the holder illustrated in the drawing comprises a pair ofcaps l disposed in opposed relation, said caps having flanges 2extending towards each other, and a relatively light, flat, spring steelstrip 3 extends between said caps, connecting them together andsupporting them in opposed relation. The ends of the spring 3 areriveted, soldered, welded, or otherwise rigidly secured to the flange 2of each cap and said ends may be positioned on the inside of the flangesor on their outer sides, but it is preferable that they be on the innersides of the caps since in this position their outer edges will squarelyabut the inner sides of the caps and will thus provide a more secureconnection for resisting any tendency of the caps to become loosened byreason of abnormal abuse.

Secured to said strip 3 at a point centrally between the caps, is abracket 4, which bracket may be of any desired type, the one illustratedformed with a spring clamp 5 for clamping to any suitably formed portion9 of the instrument board or dash of an automobile.

Referring to Fig. 1, it will be seen that the strip 3 may be readilybowed, as indicated at 3 in dotted line, thus carrying the caps to adivergently extending position from their sides to which the strip 3 isconnected. When in this position, a transparent, flexible tube 6, as ofCelluloid, with the certificate l therein (Fig. 3) may quickly heslipped between the caps, and upon the flanges 2 enclosi at its oppositeends.

ng the margins of the tube To remove the tube 6 and the certificate,caps are merely forced outwardly to bow the spring as indicated at 3 andthe tube will fall free from the caps or can be easily re- IIIOVGCI.

While it is not absolutely essential, it is preferable to make the capsl of elliptical shape, since this forms a more compact holder and one inwhich more room is provided on the side for reading the most importantportion of the certificate.

being imperforate, al-

though one or both may be cut out centrally, as

indicated at 8 in Fig. 4. preferably imperforate, to

and the means for However, the caps are protect the certificate,

securing the caps to each other and the bracket, preferably, do notproject beyond the opposite] the cap.

y outwardly facing sides of Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A certificate holder comprising an elongated, transparent tube,

extending over the flanges on the said each other and over its oppositeend edges, a straight strip of spring a pair of opposed closuresopposite ends of said tube, closures extending toward the margins of thetube at metal secured at its opposite ends to the flanges of saidclosures an alongside said tube, be readily strip and at that p bowedcentrally of the 01 disposed relatively close said strip being adaptedto length of said ortion thereof that is centrally between the ends ofsaid tube for moving said closures and flanges apart to position out ofengagement with the said opposite ends of the tube for freeing saidbeing rigidly secured of the flanges tube, said strip and flangestogether against movement and closures relative to the strip.

2. A certificate holder comprising an elongated transparent tube,extending over the flanges on the said each other and over a pair ofopposed closures opposite ends of said tube, closures extending towardthe margins of the tube at its opposite ends, a straight strip of springmetal secured at its opposite ends to the flanges of said closures, saidstrip being adapted to be readily bowed for moving said closures andflanges apart to position out of en posite ends of the gagement with thesaid optube for freeing said tube,

said strip and flanges being rigidly secured together against movclosure relative ther ement of the flanges and eto, the ends of saidstrip being secured to the inner sides of the flanges on metal rigidlysecured at its ends directly to said said closures whereby the said tubeis directly caps and being readily bowable longitudinally supportedagainst the strip throughout its length. thereof by flexing of saidstrip manually centrally 3. A certificate holder comprising an elongatofits ends to thereby efiect said movement, ed, open-ended, tube oftransparent, flexible mameans supporting said strip in a manner to en- 5terial, a cap removably fitted over each of the able such flexingthereof, said last mentioned open ends of said tube, means supportingsaid means comprising a bracket projecting from said caps with saidend-s of the tube so fitted thereon strip and secured thereto at a pointintermediate for movement of said caps in arcuate paths away the ends ofsaid strip. from said ends to release said tube, said means HANSON H.DEDMON. 10 comprising a straight strip of resilient spring

